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FUNDS TO EASE BREXIT FOOD POVERTY IMPACT

MSP for the Angus South Constituency, Graeme Dey, has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement of extra funding to ease Brexit-compounded food poverty, while decrying the need for such a move.

An additional £1 million is to be made available to organisations helping people struggling with food insecurity, in order to deal with the additional pressures of Brexit.

A ‘no-deal’ Brexit is likely to result in rising food costs and push more people into poverty.

The charity FareShare welcomed the additional funding, which it will use to support organisations such as community cafes, food parcel providers and holiday clubs that provide essential support for people struggling to afford healthy meals.

Recent figures show 9% of adults are worried they could run out of food due to a lack of money. This increases to a quarter of single parents and almost one in five adults living in the most deprived areas of Scotland.

Commenting, Mr Dey said:

“Once again, this Scottish Government is having to mitigate the impacts of the Tory UK Government.

“With £100 million already being spent mitigating their callous welfare cuts, now the Scottish Government is having to act to protect the most vulnerable from the realities of a disastrous ‘no-deal’ Brexit.

“The UK Government’s own no-deal planning assumptions show that Brexit will be bad for Scotland – and particularly bad for low-income households.

“This further £1 million is in addition to the money already committed to tackling food poverty – which no one in Scotland should be facing – and to helping organisations manage the impact of Brexit, as such contingency planning is the responsible thing to do.”